MEAT FOR EXPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 310, 31 December 1937, Page 4

MEAT FOR EXPORT.

1 INCREASE IN KILLINGS. LAMBS UP 60 PER CENT. 1 SEASON NOW WELL FORWARD. Killings of fat stock for export at freezing works all over New Zealand is well tahead for the first, part, of the season. I Large numbers of sheep and lambs have : been handled, far more than at the same date last year, while numbers of pigs and ccattle are about the same. \ 111 its early stages the season begun 011 * October 1 was rather backward, due to * dry weather chocking the growth of pastures in October, and thus delaying the fattening of stock. Since the weather broke, ho wever. there lias been plenty of M feed and the mild temperature with inter- 1 mittent rain has been very favourable ( till just recently, when the country has - been rather dry again. The early check <■ has been well caught up. t I'lolll October 1 to December 15 1 1.440.012 head of lambs were killed for < , export, an increase of over 60 per cent on I I last year's killings for the same period. 1 Less than half this year's total killed has ' - been shipped, however, and exports for J the season so far are still behind last ' year. The same applies to mutton and 5 beef, the lag in exports being due to the late start of the season followed by a ' remarkable spurt in November and Decern- < ber. This has made shipping arrange- < ments very difficult. 1 Ewes killed for export during the period 1 numbered 14.951 head, more than twice 1 last year's total. Wethers are up over < 50 per cent, though altogether only 230.613 carcases have actually been shipped. against 266.246 at this date last year. The killings of pigs are "much the sa.no in the aggregate as last season, but there ' are more porkers and fewer baeonors. I Slightly fewer cattle have been killed for chilling, but, those for freezing have 1 almost doubled and boneless beef trebled. ' The expansion of the bobby calf trade has , confirmed, though the increase is not as , great as last year's. Following are the totals killed for! • export over the period: — Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. Beef— 1037. 1936. 1935. Chilled. qr«. 27.779 29.304 18.281 Frozen, qrs. 4,376 2,585 6,214 Boneless, frt. ccs. . 67.656 22.047 38,558 ' Mutton — Wether, ccs. 66.597 43.403 85,320 Ev—. ccs. . . 14.951 6.661 6,663 Lnmb. ccs. .. 1,449,912 909,108 1,050,827 1 Fork— I Porkers, ccs. 73,337 62,406 75,044 ,1 Bacon ers, i , ccs 68,504 72.820 67.557 Boneless, frt. 1 ccs 67,656 22,047 38,558 , Bobby veal, i frt. cog. ... 68.261 65.767 41.046' Sundries 40,532 31,967 33,730 I